2009 AFC Champions League final

2009 AFC Champions League final
Event2009 AFC Champions League
Al-Ittihad Pohang Steelers
1 2
Date7 November 2009
VenueNational Stadium, Tokyo
AFC Man of the MatchNo Byung-jun (Pohang Steelers)[1]
Fans' Man of the MatchDenilson (Pohang Steelers)
RefereeMatthew Breeze (Australia)
Attendance25,743
WeatherClear

The 2009 AFC Champions League Final was a football match which was played on Saturday, 7 November 2009. It was the 28th final of the AFC Champions League, Asia's premier club football tournament, and the first single match final since 2002 when the competition was known as the Asian Club Championship. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo between Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia and Pohang Steelers of South Korea. The winners Pohang Steelers were also entered the quarter-finals of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

Pohang Steelers defeated Al-Ittihad 2–1, winning its third title to become the most successful club in Asian football.[2]

Qualified teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ittihad 2004, 2005
Pohang Steelers 1997, 1998

Road to Tokyo

Further information: 2009 AFC Champions League
Al-Ittihad Round Pohang Steelers
Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League group stage: Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Ittihad 6 3 3 0 14 4 +10 12
Umm-Salal 6 2 2 2 6 13 −7 8
Al-Jazira 6 0 5 1 6 7 −1 5
Esteghlal 6 0 4 2 6 8 −2 4
Group stage
Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League group stage: Group H
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Pohang Steelers 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12
Kawasaki Frontale 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
Tianjin Teda 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
C.C. Mariners 6 0 2 4 5 13 −8 2
Opponent Result Legs Knockout stage Opponent Result Legs
Al-Shabab 2–1 Round of 16 Newcastle United Jets 6–0
Pakhtakor Tashkent 5–1 4–0 home; 1–1 away Quarter-finals Bunyodkor 5–4 4–1 home; 1–3 away
Nagoya Grampus 8–3 6–2 home; 2–1 away Semi-finals Umm-Salal 4–1 2–0 home; 2–1 away

Match details

Al-Ittihad 1 – 2 Pohang Steelers
Mohammed Noor 74' Report No Byung-jun 57'
Kim Hyung-il 66'
Attendance: 25,743
Al-Ittihad
Pohang Steelers
GK 1 Mabrouk Zaid
RB 6 Obaid Al-Shamrani  64'
CB 4 Redha Tukar
CB 21 Hamad Al-Montashari
LB 19 Saleh Al-Saqri
DM 14 Saud Khariri
RM 11 Hicham Aboucherouane
CM 18 Mohammed Noor (c)  50'
CM 12 Ahmed Hadid
LM 8 Manaf Abushgeer
CF 27 Amine Chermiti
Substitutes:
GK 22 Tisir Al-Antaif
DF 5 Mohammed Salem
DF 33 Osama Al-Muwallad
MF 16 Meshal Al-Said
MF 30 Sultan Al-Nemri
FW 15 Luciano Leguizamón  64'
FW 29 Talal Al-Meshal
Manager:
Gabriel Calderón
GK 1 Shin Hwa-yong
RB 2 Choi Hyo-jin
CB 24 Hwang Jae-won (c)
CB 32 Kim Hyung-il
LB 16 Kim Jung-kyum  75'
CM 20 Shin Hyung-min　  39'
CM 5 Kim Tae-su
RW 10 Denílson  90+3'
AM 7 Kim Jae-sung  29'
LW 22 No Byung-jun  90+1'
CF 9 Stevica Ristić  71'
Substitutes:
GK 41 Kim Jee-hyuk
DF 4 Kazunari Okayama
MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung
MF 12 Park Hee-chul  75'
MF 14 Song Chang-ho  90+1'  71'
FW 18 Namkung Do  90+3'
FW 23 Yoo Chang-hyun
Manager:
Sérgio Farias

AFC Man of the Match:
No Byung-jun[1]

Assistant referees:
Matthew Cream
Benjamin Wilson
Fourth official:
Peter Green

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Triple treat for Steelers". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Pohang book UAE berth". FIFA.com. 2009-11-07. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
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